Located at the edge of the Firth of Forth, approximately 8km off the coast of mainland Scotland, the Isle of May is a national nature reserve teeming with wildlife. The island boasts the longest continuously running bird observatory in the UK; its ornithological significance having long drawn naturalists to its shores. Whilst the Isle is now without permanent residents, visitors can observe its rich cultural heritage, evidence of which is dotted around the island. The...

The tidal pool complex of Leça da Palmeira was one of Pritzker Prize winning architect, Álvaro Siza Vieira's first solo projects. Located on the rocky coastline of Matosinhos, north of Porto, the pools provide shelter to swimmers from an otherwise often hostile and unpredictable Atlantic Ocean. Almost half a century since its completion in 1966, the pools have retained their architectural integrity, perfectly harmonising natural and man made elements.Inspired by both the work of Álvaro...

Roberto Burle Marx was the Brazillian Modernist landscape architect who worked with architects such as Oscar Niemeyer on projects such as Brasilia and the beachfront of Rio de Janeiro’s Zona Sul. Burle Marx moved the idea of Rio from a replica Paris with ornamental rose gardens to an appreciation of indigenous flora and those from other parts of the tropics. To get to the gardens and studio you must first...